A man tried to separate the two women but also ended up on the floor with the sparring couple.

Footage posted on Twitter showed the two women fighting on the floor with one of the women shouting at the other saying: "Look at what you've done, I'm 62".

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Nuttall fight

Cleveland Police officers attended the scene and a spokesman confirmed that two women, aged 62 and 28, were arrested for assault, with inquiries ongoing.

BBC reporter Richard Moss said the fight broke out outside the pub where the leader was due to speak to supporters.

Moss shared a video of the altercation, saying: "Just to add to the chaos as we wait for @paulnuttalukip a fight has broken out between two women in Hartlepool. Neither from Ukip."

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Nuttall fight 2

Nuttall finished the afternoon by knocking on doors and meeting voters in the street in the Headland area of the town, in County Durham.

The Ukip leader will run for the Boston and Skegness seat after failing in a bid to become the representative for Stoke-on-Trent Central in February earlier this year.

Ukip announced their so-called "integration policy" this week which included a ban on wearing face coverings in public places and girls undergoing compulsory medical checks of their genitals in schools if they are classed as being at high risk of suffering female genital mutilation.